Here is the specs comparison between both the smartphones. Do take a look and share your thoughts in the comment box below.

Xiaomi Mi 4i vs Mi4: Design and Display

Xiaomi Mi4 is a flagship phone and boasts of a polished stainless steel lining all around the contours of the phone, giving a truly premium feel.

On the front, it sports 5.0-inch full HD (1920x1080p) with Sharp/JDI OGS (One Glass Solution) full lamination having a pixel density of 441 ppi (pixels per inch). It is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 shield.

On the other hand, the new Mi4i is a mid-range phone made of sturdy polycarbonate plastic, which can withstand accidental drops. the design front, it features a slim and sleek uni-body design language. It measures just 7.8 mm thickness and weighs just 130g.

It boasts of the same 5.0-inch full HD Sharp/JDI OGS (One Glass Solution) fully-laminated screen and having a pixel density of 441 ppi (pixels per inch). It is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.

One advantage of having 64-bit processor is that the phone performance and RAM management will more be optimized and efficiently used among the apps. Users are less likely to face lag during multi-tasking.

New Android applications starting this year will rollout with 64-bit architecture compliant codes, making Xiaomi Mi 4i future-proof.

Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Mi4i run on the same Android platform, but vary in terms of OS versions.

The original Xiaomi Mi4 ships with Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS with MIUI v6.0, whereas the new Mi4i comes with the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop with MIUI 6.0. The latter model is the first Xiaomi phone to run on the new Google mobile OS.

Xiaomi Mi 4i vs Mi4: Battery

The new Xiaomi Mi 4i comes with high capacity 3120 mAh battery enough to run phone for close to 1.5 days under normal usage.

On the other hand, Mi 4 ships with a little under-par 3080 mAh cell, but that's not a big difference in battery power. The inclusion of energy efficient Octa-core in Mi 4i will have an upper hand in this aspect.

Xiaomi Mi4i comes with a price-tag of ₹12,999 and will go on sale initially on Flipkart on 30 April via flash sale. Later, it will be made available across other partners, Amazon India, Snapdeal, The Mobile Store, and also on the official Mi store (online).

On the other hand, Xiaomi Mi4 models - 16GB and 64GB - have been made available via open sale on the same aforementioned platforms, for ₹17,999 and ₹19,999 respectively.Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi today (23 April) launched a new feature-rich smartphone Mi4i, a mid-range version of the original Mi4, in India.